On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:38:45 +0000 (UTC)
J G Miller wrote:
On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:26:37 +0000, David Kaye wrote:

I'd normally agree, except that I've heard the state of commercial
talkradio in America and it's sad. It's made up of uninformed callers
pontificating just to hear themselves speak.

That is no different from most countries though. Ever had the sad
experience of listening to TalkSport in the UKofGB&NI?

Phone ins are not the same as talk radio. Its a subset of it. And if you
let anyone phone in then you'll get the uninformed and ignorant now and then.
OTOH you also get very smart people. Essentially phone ins are just a forum
for people to vent and I think thats a very good thing to have.

And quite a number of the commercial talkradio presenters in the USofA
and other countries merely pontificate whilst still being uninformed
about the matter on which they are talking.

Most of them are hired for their opinions and ability to talk for 2 hours
without drying up. Not on their particular expertease on a certain subjects.

B2003